Without Drew Brees in the Saints, Sean Payton He is still on the quest to find the next New Orleans quarterback. Nevertheless, the club’s first rehearsal in 2021 did not satisfy many people in the Superdome.
Given the inconsistency they showed Taysom Hill y Jameis Winston During the first preseason game (against the Ravens), Payton indicated that this was not the time to evaluate the passers. “I will not make comparisons to quarterbacks at this time,” mentioned.
The performance against Baltimore
The quarterback who took the honor of starting was Hill. However, during his appearance (three offensive series) he completed eight shipments for 81 yards, he once delivered the ball and was sacked once.
Besides, Winston was in five offensive series of New Orleans and left seven complete passes for 96 yards, a touchdown pass, an interception and suffered a sack.
Although not all the failures were a consequence of the actions of Hill and Winston. In the engagement, the Saints tolerated three quarteback sacks and 10 offensive fouls; in addition to the running backs Latavius Murray, Devonta Freeman and Tony Jones suffered three fumbles collective.
In this regard, the club’s head coach assured that the aforementioned errors complicated the process. “It overshadowed everything else,” he mentioned.
